What's Up

I'll try to make this quick just to get an update out to you :D

I haven't been taking any pictures, so if you like those, sorry!

The boys had football camp Monday & Tuesday mornings.  There was a heat advisory out for Monday, so we were happy with the overcast skies we had because it was much cooler than it could've been.  Tuesday was sunny, but the wind was blowing, so it was tolerable too.  The boys each got their first Dakota Valley (the name of their new school) t-shirt and Taite will be able to wear Brayton's shirt and Taite's shirt will be too big for Chris.  Guess we'll have to buy some that fit!  We had the wrong dates/times for the happenings of the football program, so we missed the parent meeting on Tuesday night (the incorrect schedule we received said the 5th grade equipment pick-up was Tuesday night).  The boys both have their equipment now (well, Bray doesn't have a girdle or helmet because they didn't have his size, but we are assured on Monday we can get them).  This year, since it's our first year, I opted to do the "buyout" instead of volunteering for the food cart and stuff.  It seemed like the easiest thing to do!  The dentist the boys went to donates custom fit mouth guards for the players if they want it.  By custom fit, I mean, he takes a mold of their mouth and makes a mouth guard for them!  Very nice!!  Another nice thing this year is that the pants are black for FB!  We should save a lot of money on laundry detergent and OxyClean!

Speaking of laundry, I LOVE our new front load machine!  I swear it gets our clothes WAYYYY cleaner than our old machine!  Taite had fallen off his bike and scraped his knee and I forgot to spray the shorts he was wearing, but you'd never know there was dried blood on them!

And speaking of appliances, my dishwasher is already being replaced next week.  It has an automatic soap dispenser so when it does the pre-wash, it will dispense the correct amount of soap, unless the reservoir isn't sealed correctly and then it all just runs out into the dishwasher and your boys will call you at work to say there are soap suds all over the floor!!!

We are still hunting for a vehicle.  Dont' know if we want a car, SUV, small truck, etc. . .
Of course the only thing we found and fell in love with is much more money than we had planned on spending and is way more car than we need!  It's a Lincoln MKZ, has cooled seats and only 8000 miles.  An older couple bought it but didn't like it as well as their Camry, so they traded it in shortly after buying it. 

The storms that blew through here on Sunday night didn't seem so bad, so we watched the rain and wind blow by our window in the dining area while the boys and I played Boggle.  The electricity was out for awhile, so that's why we sat by the big window.  Little did we know, trees were going down all around us ~ south of here, north of here and east of here, it looks like little mini tornadoes went through.  In fact, just across the interstate from here, they didn't get their power back on until Tuesday night!

We are slowing unpacking more and more boxes to find homes for everything.  I am really enjoying my kitchen.  The island/bar is great and the boys eat lunch at the "barland" (it was that or isbar) and Brayton has started calling me "Hey Waiter" when he needs something while eating.  He giggles every time :~)  We still only have the two bar stools from our old house (we were using them as side tables in MN), but we need to find more that match because for supper, Chris and I tend to walk around and eat while the boys are sitting at the barland.  Tonight, we all did sit down at the table for supper and that was nice. 

Just in case, here is our new contact information:
Cell #'s are the same (until tomorrow) because we had to wait for our billing cycle to start over otherwise, we had to pay to get new phone numbers in the middle of the cycle. . . don't quite get that!

Address:
646 Fawn Hollow
Dakota Dunes, SD 57049

Home phone:
605-540-0662

email addresses:
Lisa ~ lisah@nimidstar.com
Chris ~ cheinz@nimidstar.com

The boys are patiently waiting for us to get them their phones.  We'll make sure to share their numbers (along with ours) when we all have them. 

I suppose, I'd better get to bed.  Taite will probably be up bright and early tomorrow because one dad at the equipment handout tonight said his son is Taite's age and there are many boys in our area who he will bring over to our house tomorrow so they can meet Taite!  That will be great if he followed through!